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A closeup photo of a layer of biocrust, a thin layer separated from the soil underneath by about an inch
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The Dirt on Biocrusts: Why Scientists Are Working to Save Earth’s Living Skin

by Jude Coleman 23 September 20242 October 2024

Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil. It may be a vital ecosystem—one that you can help protect.

Multiple wildfires burning in Siberia, seen from space
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Arctic Warming Is Driving Siberian Wildfires

by Nathaniel Scharping 19 September 202419 September 2024

Increased temperatures and drought are leading to more wildfires. And wildfire smoke aerosols can suppress precipitation, drying out soils and further increasing fire risk.

A graph from the study.
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Spectral Solar Radiative Transfer in Plant Canopies

by Jiwen Fan 6 September 20244 September 2024

Spectrally resolved radiative transfer is needed to compute reliable estimates of sunlight transmission and photolysis of molecules within plant canopies.

A scientist collects soil samples in Ukraine.
Posted inNews

Ukrainian Scientists Race to Document Soil Fungi

by Andrew J. Wight 15 August 202415 August 2024

Genetic sequencing of samples collected from across the country contribute to a global database and may help researchers assess the damage caused by war.

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Solar Panel Arrays May Affect Soil Carbon Levels

by Emily Dieckman 8 August 202417 October 2024

As research ramps up on how to maximize the benefits of colocating agriculture and solar panels, researchers are also beginning to investigate other potential ecosystem benefits.

A dry forest region at the São Francisco do Mainã community near Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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Many Forests in One: A Glimpse into the Amazon’s Diversity

by Meghie Rodrigues 7 August 20247 August 2024

In some areas of the Amazon rainforest, trees green up as a response to drought, while in others they die off. Scientists are trying to understand why.

Several people stand next to a rice paddy, with palm trees in the background.
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Thanh Huong “Helen” Nguyen: Chasing Down Pathogens

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 25 July 202425 July 2024

An environmental engineer addresses some of public health’s biggest problems.

A van labeled “Extremophiles” stands next to ladders extending into a small, deep pit dug into the Atacama Desert.
Posted inNews

Researchers Find Bacterial Communities Deep Beneath the Atacama

by Alejandro Pardo 12 July 202411 July 2024

Extremophile microbes exist in the gypsum-rich “fringes” of the driest place on Earth.

Photomicrographs of minerals.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Unlocking Earth’s Terrestrial Sedimentary Record with Paleosols

by Maria Giuditta Fellin 9 July 20241 July 2024

Harnessing the micro-stratigraphy of pedogenic carbonates, scientists have demonstrated that age determination of fossil soils is possible via uranium-lead dating.

Illustration of soil desiccation cracking
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New Observations Provide Insight into Soil Desiccation Cracking

by Sujith Ravi 8 July 20241 July 2024

A new application of distributed fiber optic sensing provides early detection of soil desiccation cracking behavior and illustrates, for the first time, the phenomenon of soil crack breathing.

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